Those look like 4xGuard rear sliders.
Those look like 4xGuard rear sliders.
John
2007 Grand Cherokee Limited | QDII | 3.0L Diesel | S4xC Shackles Mounts | Goodyear Duratracs
Bilstein HD Front/Rear | Rusty's 1/2" Strut Spacer | Hemi XK Front/Rear Coils | HID Projectors
They are not 4xGuard, though similar, I did them from scratch.
This is going from memory, but I bought 2 pieces of 3/16" steel 2"x36".
I cut them in half giving me 4 18" long pieces.
Cut a slope on the back bottom edge, so they tapered up a little bit in the rear making the rear edge 1 1/2 - 1 3/4".
Drilled 2 7/16" holes through each one to bolt into the rear sub frame.
Drilled matching holes through the sub frame.
Drilled a very large hole through the rear of each piece where the shackle connects.
Bolted it all together.
Cost about $14 in steel and another few for the shackles and bolts.
Oh, and the reason I had a few minutes to take the pics and slap some paint on was because I was doing the pinch weld mod:
I was able to use tin shears on the gas tank skid mod and opening the holes in the top of the strut tower, but not here. Needed to pull out the neumatic cutoff wheel and could do one cut between compressor fill-ups. Make a cut, tap over the flap with a sledge, rinse and repeat. Used Rustoleum textured silver to cover over the damage when finished. That pinch weld is thick!
Now no rubbing up front. What a difference! I hoped with 3" of lift in the front 265/70-17 would fit without the mod, but no. This was really bad in the rain as well. All better now.
I also tightened up the nuts on the upper ball joints. While pounding different suspension parts with the side of my fist I found a clunk when hitting the upper control arm. These need to be tight and the ride is now much quieter and smoother over pot holes and the like.
To anyone changing out springs and struts up front, I would say: Make sure you get the top strut nut tight as well as the upper ball joint. I had lots of noise from both placed initially.
Thanks for the pics of the rear tow ring setup!
2008 3.7L QT-1 dark blue Jeep Commander // 3+" modified OME lift with 3/8" Rocky Road strut spacer // 4" rear SL springs // 265/70/17 Goodyear Duratracs (Load E) // 1.5" spidertraxx spacers // F-150 Monroe Load Levelers // 4xguard matrix, front guard, belly guard, and rock sliders // 130 watt KC Daylighters - 2 // Airflow snorkel // Thrush welded exhaust // Defender Roof Rack with side ladder // Hypertech Max Energy Programmer
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)